Wichita State announced its campus would close after 4 p.m., and the city's residents were told to take cover about 5:15 p.m.

The Wichita County Sheriff's Department said no injuries or damage were reported from the tornado that touched down about 1:15 p.m. south of Leoti.

In Ness County, at least two buildings were damaged in the Brownell area. And the county's emergency management director, Dale Staab, said a twister touched down on farmland and pasture southeast of Utica but caused no damage.